Necktie.



J. H. CARROLL.

NEGKTIE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1911.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

JOHN HENRY CARROLL, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA. 1

NECKTIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. is, 1912;.

Application filed August 21, 1911. Serial No. 645,201.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY CARROLL, of the city of Montreal,Provinceof Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented ocertain new anduseful Improvements in Neckties; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The object of the present invention is to tinct portions connected insuch a manner that they can be readily separated and thereby facilitatethe withdrawal of thenecktie from the collar while the tie is knotted.

For full comprehension however, of my invention reference must be had tothe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in whichsimilar reference characters indicate the same parts and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top view of my improved necktie; Fig. 2 is an enlargedview illustrating the members of the locking device; Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view of the locking means; and Fig. 4 is a viewillustrating my improved necktie in use.

Although my improved necktie can be used with any collar it is adaptedfor use with double fold collars and specially in connection with the socalled close fitting collars.

Heretofore difficulty has been encountered when untying the knot of afour-in -hand necktie when worn with a close fitting collar,

in that in untying the knot the flaps of the collar are liable to becomesoiled and crum-. pled, so to overcome this defect I have provided anecktie which comprises two dis-- 40 tinct lengths joined together by alocking device-which is capable of withstanding the usual amount ofpulling and jerking to which the ordinary necktie is subjected and whichcan be readily released, when in use, by the wearer thereby permittingthe necktie to be withdrawn from the collar without the necessity offirst untying the knot. I prefer to-locate the above mentioned lockingdevice at a point along thelength of the necktie where it will assume aposition.

between the folds of the collar at the side so as to be out of sight andwhen "released the two lengths'of the necktie can be slipped from the.collar by pulling from the front.

The locking device may be in several different forms but the preferredconstruction,

provide a complete tie comprising two discomprises members 7) and 0carried by the ends of the separate lengthscl and e of the necktie, oneof such-members b, presenting a single aperture 7' while theother c, isformed with two parallel narrow slots 9 placed transversely of the tieand. forming between them a bar 71., both of the said members beingcomposed of light, flexible material such as celluloid and are sewed totheir respective to. To lock the lengths (land e-together, the

members I) and care placed one above the "e5 portions or otherwisesuitably secured thereture f exposing the bar it while alocking pin,

2' (of similar material as the members 5 and c) is inserted, from thetop, through the aperture f and one of the slots g, beneath the bar itand upward through the other slot 9 and aperture f, the ends of the pin2' resting upon the surface of the member I) and. thus locking themembers together.

The locking device just described securely holds the lengths d and etogether and forms a complete necktie which may be placed between thefolds of the collar and tied as usual. 1

When it is desired to u'htie the knot, the stiff flaps of the collarinterfere therewith so that when the knot isuntied the collar hasbecome-soiled and crumpled. To over-- come the above mentioned defect Iprovide means for releasing the locking device, such means beingaccessible from the front, within easy reach of the wearer of thenecktie;

and comprising a tape or string jof silk or any other suitable material,secured at one end to the locking pin from which .it ex-' tends a shortdistance along the length of one portion of the necktie, where it isthreaded between the plies of the latter to the freeend thereof, theend-of such string,

being exposed and having a knot formed thereon or other suitable meansfor providing a hold upon the same, so that when-it isdesired to releasethe locking means, the string is pulled thereby drawing the pin 2' fromits lockingposition, separating'the lengths d and e and permitting themto be withdrawn without the necessity of untying the knot.

W hen using my improved necktie, it is preferable to utilize thelengthc'ontaining the string jas the portion upon which the. v

knotis formed by this means leav ng it, as far as possible,-straight so"as .to prevent 1 folding of such portion and of the.

formed and the tie released and removed as just described, may be againapplied to the collar by placing the tie in position and locking thelengths together by the pin '5.

What I claim is as follows:

1. The combination with a necktie including two distinct portions, amember attached to one of the said portions, a second member attached tothe otherof the said portions, and means for securing such memberstogether to form the complete necktie,of a flexible portion connected tothe securingv means and through the medium of which portionvthe latteris displaced from its securing position.

2; The combination with a necktie comprising two distinct plain lengthportions, of engaging members carried by the ends of said portions, alockingpin, and a flexible portion distinct from both. portions of thenecktie, secured to and extending from the locking pin for displacingthe latter.

3. A necktie comprising two distinct portions, a member carried by oneof" the said portions and presenting an aperture, a second membercarried by the other portion,-a' bar presented by the second member andadapted to be placed beneath the said apexture, a locking pin adapted tobe threaded,

between the apertured member and the said bar and a string securedto'the locking pin,

inserted between the plies of one portion of' the necktie and extendingtherebetween to the free end of such portion.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my,

name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses. V I

- JOHN CAR-ROLL.

Witnesses:

STANLEY C. KING, .HARoLn'J. Inns.

